Dictionary

acyrologia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κύριος (kúrios, “having authority”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”).

Meanings

1. (rhetoric, uncountable) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word

Hyponyms

malapropism

Relateds

acyrology

Translations (1)

pt acirologia (improper use of a word)